Novo’s Insulin Pill Quest is Holy Grail for Diabetics - Bloomberg

Jackie Chaline needs four shots of insulin a day to survive. The 66-year-old Frenchwoman, who was diagnosed with diabetes 16 years ago, says switching to a pill would be a form of liberation. “Swallowing a tablet would make such a difference ...

GH Increases Insulin Resistance in Prader-Willi Syndrome - Medscape News

May 22, 2012 (Florence, Italy) — In patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), the use of growth hormone can increase the risk for insulin resistance, regardless of body mass index (BMI), according to a prospective 1-year study. Anders Palmstrøm ...

MarketPublishers.com Offering Report onTop 10 Global Insulin Markets - TMCnet

May 21, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- MarketPublishers.com announced the release of a new research report package "Insulin - Top 10 Global Markets" developed by Global Research & Data Services. According to a release, the report package ...

Insulet Corporation to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences - msnbc.com

Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), the leader in tubeless insulin pump technology with its OmniPod® Insulin Management System, today announced the company will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: During these presentations ...

Exercise Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Horses - TheHorse.com

Certain exercise regimens and intensities could increase insulin sensitivity in horses, thereby reducing insulin resistance, according to the results of a recently completed study. "Exercise has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in horses; however ...

How High Fat Foods Impact Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Science Daily

The researchers learned a key protein called Bcl10 is needed for the free fatty acids -- which are found in high fat food and stored in body fat -- to impair insulin action and lead to abnormally high blood sugar. In the laboratory study, mice deficient in ...

Insulin, coronary angiography can kill diabetes patients - Food Consumer

Saturday May 11, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Diabetes patients undergoing coronary angiography are at higher death risk if they are treated with insulin, according to a new study released recently in Diabetologia. The study led by N. Saleh of Karolinska ...

It is wise to rotate site of insulin injections - Anderson Independent-Mail

Q: I still inject my insulin rather than using a pump. Should I worry about injecting in the same spots all the time? — S.V., Anderson A: Injection-related skin changes could occur at the site of insulin injections. Thinning (lipoatrophy) or ...

Glytec Adds Pediatric Insulin Dosing to its IV and SubQ FDA Clearances - Yahoo Finance

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glytec, LLC, headquartered in Greenville, SC, announced today that its Glucommander™ 2.0 Enterprise software has been cleared by the FDA for pediatric use, ages 2 - 17. Glytec's Glucommander was ...

First Automated Insulin Dosage Titration System Demonstrates Positive Results in Clinical Study, Says Hygieia, Inc. - Yahoo Finance

Newly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS™), under development by Hygieia, Inc., demonstrate DIGS’ potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1 ...